Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has issued new directives to the new Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
The Vice President emphasized that under the leadership of the new Acting Inspector General, “the police must now rebuild the broken bridges of trust with the public and regain the confidence of the citizenry.” He noted that the welfare and working conditions of police officers must improve significantly and under the leadership of the Acting IG, officers “must live up to all of the highest standards of professional conduct and compliance to the rule of law.
He said “the role of law enforcement and in particular, that of the Nigeria Police Force as the primary agency charged with maintaining law and order, has never been more important.” He charged the Acting IG to embark on a mission of restoring “the dignity and high repute of the policing profession, adding that the Buhari administration “stands ready to work with him to reposition the Nigeria Police Force and take it to unprecedented heights of professionalism, competence, and excellence.